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From WisBusiness.com ... -- Seeking less confrontational relations with state government, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce used its legislative lobbying day to roll out a draft of a new collaborative approach to improving the state's business climate. WMC plans to get input from business, education, agriculture, organized labor and policymakers as it finalizes the "Moving Wisconsin Forward" plan. But the...

By David A. Wise WisBusiness.com MILWAUKEE -- Gov. Jim Doyle said today's state stimulus package announcement will be focused on creating jobs and enacting cuts and revenue uppers to help balance the state budget. "I think what we're talking about is a good package and one that will help us significantly," Doyle said during a morning media availability in Milwaukee. "It's going...

By WisBusiness Staff The Democrat-controlled state Senate -- on a party-line vote -- has OK'd an increase in the state minimum wage from $6.50 an hour to $7.60 per hour. The new rate would be implemented in June if passed by the Assembly and signed by the governor. The bill also would index future minimum wage increases to the...

MADISON, Wis.--The Wisconsin Biotechnology & Medical Device Association today announced that the organization’s name has become BioForward. The organization also is implementing a new logo and tagline: “Where innovation and opportunity connect for Wisconsin.” The new name, tagline and logo were developed after an extensive strategic planning process that began last summer. BioForward soon will launch a new web site...